Fragrance comparison

Patchouli d'Atlas vs Best You Ever Had

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 22 ratings analysed

1 wins

Patchouli d'Atlas

Ormonde Jayne

4.1122 votes

Rank #22,585 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

27%scent match

Clearly different

Best You Ever Had

Albatross

—0 votes

Rank #77,325 LavenderLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Patchouli d'Atlas takes 1 of 1 categories.

Patchouli d'Atlas
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Best You Ever Had
Choose it for a lavender and leather character.

Patchouli d'Atlas1/1

Best You Ever Had0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Patchouli d'Atlas

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Patchouli d'AtlasOrmonde Jayne

Best You Ever HadAlbatross

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.11/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 16%Had 1%Want 83%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

46%Love

38%Like

15%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

13 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate81

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

warm spicy90%

musky80%

powdery70%

amber60%

oud50%

lavender100%

leather92%

aromatic84%

warm spicy77%

vanilla69%

amber61%

Scent match27%Clearly different · both warm spicy and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

SaffronCardamomPink PepperLemon

Heart

CashmeranAkigalawoodCedarwoodAmber

Base

PatchouliMuskSandalwood

Top

GrapefruitBergamotMugwortGrass

Heart

LavenderCardamomSaffronCinnamonNutmegRose

Base

LeatherTonka BeanVanillaAmberOudSandalwoodPatchouliCedarwood

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Cardamom, Cedarwood and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring71

Summer29

Fall86

Winter100

Day83

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex62

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,585

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#77,325

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPatchouli d'AtlasHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Patchouli d'Atlas is a woody spicy patchouli with a bold saffron and cardamom opening, moving into ambered cedar, cashmeran, akigalawood, musk and sandalwood. It reads warm, dry, musky and more polished than earthy.

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Albatross Best You Ever Had is a woody spicy unisex scent built around lavender and leather, with an aromatic, warm-spiced heart. It opens bright and green, grapefruit and bergamot over grass and mugwort, then turns into lavender with cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, nutmeg and a soft rose edge. The dry-down reads richer …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Patchouli d'Atlas and Best You Ever Had smell similar?

Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and amber accords. Common notes include Saffron, Cardamom, Cedarwood and Amber.

Is Patchouli d'Atlas or Best You Ever Had better for summer or winter?

Patchouli d'Atlas suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Patchouli d'Atlas and Best You Ever Had?

Patchouli d'Atlas has top notes of Saffron, Cardamom, Pink Pepper and Lemon, heart notes of Cashmeran, Akigalawood, Cedarwood and Amber, a base of Patchouli, Musk and Sandalwood. Best You Ever Had has top notes of Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mugwort and Grass, heart notes of Lavender, Cardamom, Saffron and Cinnamon, a base of Leather, Tonka Bean, Vanilla and Amber.